Radio caller: Move the signs so deer cross elsewhere!

A caller to a radio station in Fargo wanted to vent her pet peeve: Why was government encouraging deer to cross the road in heavily trafficked areas?

The caller — who was apparently serious — told the radio station that the deer should be directed to cross rural roads or to use school crossings. Certainly they shouldn’t be directed onto the interstate.

In a followup conversation with the hosts, she sheepishly (to mix in an unrelated animal metaphor) admitted that she didn’t get the signs were meant for motorists and not the deer, who presumably are illiterate.

I own a camp in the Adirondacks and have neighbors on both sides that live in NYC. They believe that the deer cross only at the sign locations and they do not need to look for them anywhere else while driving. Guess what? They also have and will be voting for Obama.